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Community Connections

We are committed to establishing, developing, and nurturing national and local partnerships that will help foster and grow a diverse workforce at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI). The successes of our missions are based on the extraordinary experiences each of our employees, partners, and volunteers bring to the organization.

Understanding and respecting various perspectives in an open, safe, and collaborative setting provides STScI resources and talent to make world-changing scientific contributions.

Ongoing Community Connections Include:

American Astronomical Society

College Opportunities for Students with Disabilities (COSD)

Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR)

Fisk-Vanderbilt Master’s to PhD Bridge Program

HBCU Connect

Ingenuity Project

Johns Hopkins University’s Safe Zone program

Junior Achievement USA

Maryland Center for Veteran Education and Training (MCVET)

Maryland Department of Veteran Affairs

Maryland State Department of Education’s Division of Rehabilitative Services (DORS)

Maryland Workforce Exchange

National Astronomy Consortium (NAC)

National Society of Black Engineers (NBSE)

National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP)

Out to Innovate™ Summit for LGBTQ+ People in STEM

Sister’s Circle

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)

Society of Women Engineers (SWE)

The Baltimore City Mayor’s Office YouthWorks program

The Women of Color Network (WOCN)

Women in Technology

Our Partnerships with High Schools, Colleges, and Universities Include:

Baltimore City Public Schools

Baltimore County Public Schools

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

Bryn Mawr School

Capitol Technology University

Goucher College

Johns Hopkins University (JHU)

Landsdowne High School

Loyola University Maryland

Morgan State University

Purdue University

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Stevenson University

Towson University

University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)

Organizations or schools interested in partnering with STScI may contact careers@stsci.edu.